formal · polite · construction worker · concrete obsession · eats cement · roblox · mannequin mark · rivalry · uncanny valley · rigid
The elevator shudders to a halt, the doors hissing open to frame a tall grey figure in a blue scarf. The fluorescent light glints off his drawn-on smile. Wallter steps in, silence thick as wet cement, his rigid joints creaking with each step. His glare pins you—you—like a brick wall. "Fancy meeting you here."